sloth

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 See also 1.2.4 External links 1.3 Anagrams

[edit] English

Wikipedia

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /sləʊθ/, SAMPA: /sl@UT/
• (GenAm) IPA: /sloʊθ/, SAMPA: /sloUT/

  Rhymes: -əʊθ

[edit] Noun

sloth (countable and uncountable; plural sloths)

1. (uncountable) Laziness; slowness in the mindset.
2. (countable) A herbivorous, arboreal South American mammal of the families Megalonychidae and Bradypodidae, noted for its slowness and inactivity.
3. (rare) A collective term for a group of bears.

[edit] Usage notes

Sloth is one of the seven deadly sins (see Wikipedia article on the seven deadly sins for more details).

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[edit] See also

• Wikipedia article on the sloth

[edit] External links

• sloth in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• sloth in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: hlost
• holts